A top Missouri House lawmaker has moved to trim $700 million from the state’s proposed budget as revenues drop because of the coronavirus. Lawmakers returned to the Capitol Monday in a hurried attempt to pass a budget for the upcoming ...

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Protesters gathered this week outside the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City to demand that the state reopen to business after weeks of government-imposed social distancing aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus. The protest is among several that have ...

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Missouri state lawmakers gave Republican Gov. Mike Parson sweeping authority to spend billions of dollars in federal stimulus money as the state tries to slow the spread of the coronavirus. House and Senate members, some wearing protective face masks, returned ...

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Missouri lawmakers this session are trying to make it easier for military spouses and out-of-state doctors, teachers, pharmacists and other licensed professionals to get jobs in the state. Legislation approved by the Missouri state House this past week would allow ...

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Missouri Democratic Auditor Nicole Galloway has called out Republican Gov. Mike Parson over his office’s handling of open-records requests, as the two gubernatorial contenders tried to paint themselves as transparent leaders. Galloway and Parson spoke in separate remarks during the ...

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Abortion is expected to play a key role in Missouri’s 2020 governor’s race, when voters will decide whether to stick with a Republican who signed one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the U.S. or go with the only ...

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An open records dispute over whether the state can charge fees for the time officials spend redacting documents is headed to an appellate court. At issue is a lawsuit filed by St. Louis attorney Elad Gross against Republican Gov. Mike ...

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Missouri isn’t saving enough money to avoid having to cut spending or raise taxes if there is a recession, state Auditor Nicole Galloway said this week. Galloway recommended that state lawmakers increase the amount in Missouri’s Budget Reserve Fund to ...

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Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway launched her Democratic campaign for governor Monday by highlighting her efforts to uncover government waste and criticizing a new state law banning most abortions at the eighth week of pregnancy. Galloway formally jumped into the 2020 ...

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